by LC » 11 Nov 2017 Read
You would think murphy has to sharpen up big time tomorrow, but 98% ROS might not turn up either so it’s still up for grabs
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by Cloud Strife » 11 Nov 2017 Read
Hendry to Murphy: "Safeties are overrated. I keep saying it."
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by Cloud Strife » 11 Nov 2017 Read
Interesting feature here Alan McManus.
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by Johnny Bravo » 12 Nov 2017 Read
Wildey, are you sleeping ?
Where is the CoC final thread ???
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by Alex0paul » 12 Nov 2017 Read
I think I'll give tomorrow a miss
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by vodkadiet » 12 Nov 2017 Read
I didn't like Murphy's interview. He seemed to imply that he had very little chance. Having no expectancy can be beneficial but it implies than when it gets tight he will bottle it.
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by TheRocket » 12 Nov 2017 Read
this tournament just doesn't give me any buzz at all. I enjoyed that O'Sullivan-Higgins match but I still rate this as a poor mans Masters event. And since that match no one really seems to give any buck about this. There's just no tension. It feels so flat.
I'm glad the UK Championship is around the corner now. It might be not as great as it once was but you still get that buzz and tension.
And I'd rather see ROS playing his best game there and not in this shitty tournament.
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by Andre147 » 12 Nov 2017 Read
TheRocket wrote:this tournament just doesn't give me any buzz at all. I enjoyed that O'Sullivan-Higgins match but I still rate this as a poor mans Masters event. And since that match no one really seems to give any buck about this. There's just no tension. It feels so flat.
I'm glad the UK Championship is around the corner now. It might be not as great as it once was but you still get that buzz and tension.
And I'd rather see ROS playing his best game there and not in this shitty tournament.
wouldn't go as far as saying this is a shitty tournament. It has some of the best players in it.
But yes Ronnie having won it before and it not being a ranker, it's not really
that important.
He'll be tired for Shanghai, plus it's China, so he might go out very early there.
If that happens, hope he's well prepared for the NI Open and of course the UK Champs.
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by Andre147 » 12 Nov 2017 Read
Unless Murphy plays the way he did when he won The Masters in 2015, cant see Ronnie losing this one.
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by TheRocket » 12 Nov 2017 Read
yeah shitty was probably too harsh. But you know what I mean. The fact its a non ranker, the schedule and imo there's just no tension which I always need to enjoy Snooker.
And I agree with your predictions. I think Ronnie will beat Murphy but go out very early in Shanghai. Which wouldn't be that bad as long as he plays his best in the UK Championship.
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by LC » 12 Nov 2017 Read
I get what your saying, losing this wouldn’t be the end of world, he won the ranker a few weeks ago which was more important, but just to win consecutive finals after losing 4 of his last 5 before the English open would be a positive
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by Andre147 » 12 Nov 2017 Read
Sure it would.
Finals are meant to be won, even the smallest of tournaments.
If he made the hard work of reaching the Final, might as well win it and the Title.
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by SnookerFan » 12 Nov 2017 Read
vodkadiet wrote:I didn't like Murphy's interview. He seemed to imply that he had very little chance. Having no expectancy can be beneficial but it implies than when it gets tight he will bottle it.
Murphy is scared to play Ronnie. He has no belief against him.
An appalling weakness for a triple crown winner.
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by Holden Chinaski » 12 Nov 2017 Read
Brecel
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by SnookerFan » 12 Nov 2017 Read
We passed the third Anniversary of ACLT's famous mug comment. Made shortly before Ronnie won the 2014 Champion Of Champions.
AC or LT? wrote:Ronnie'll go out to Ding. He's no longer a tournament finalist, he showed that in Chengdu.
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by Holden Chinaski » 12 Nov 2017 Read
SnookerFan wrote:We passed the third Anniversary of ACLT's famous mug comment. Made shortly before Ronnie won the 2014 Champion Of Champions.
AC or LT? wrote:Ronnie'll go out to Ding. He's no longer a tournament finalist, he showed that in Chengdu.
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